Jesus had remarkable trust in God. Luke 4:1-13When you trust God you don’t take shortcutsThere’s so many temptations for us go take shortcuts everywhere: school, jobs, relationships. We should trust in God that His timing and plan. When you trust in God your heart is secureProverbs 11:28Where our security comes from. Jesus drew his security…
Mark 1:22 Mark 2: Mark 11 Mark 5:18-20 Prayer changes man’s life Luke 11:1-4 No matter where you are in your spiritual life it’s very important to imitate Jesus in his prayer life. If you want to humble somebody, ask them about their prayer life. We can fail sometimes to see that Jesus needs as…
We worry about 40% of things that never happen in our lives. We worry about 30% of things that happened in the past.
The world may measured by things you have the ability to control, accomplishments, position, possessions. What are some common characteristics of people who are considered great. Matthew 20:20-28How does God measure greatness. In His kingdom greatness is determined by amount of people you serve. Slave and servant are the two lowest positions in the society.…
Matthew 19:16-30 The young man wasn”t ready to give God every area of his life. By holding on to his money he missed out on much bigger treasure. He made a bad choice. What about choices that I make on an every-day basis? Our every day decisions are affected by our way of thinking. (…
Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed translated as “all the happiness of…” Bible invites us to put our name instead of one. Path of the wicked: walk, stand, sit. Romans 1:18-32 That”s the world we live in. Are you a part of it? We see it everywhere these days. 1 John 2:15-17 Psalm 1:3
Matthew 18:21-35It’s easy for us to look at the unforgiving man and think of him as wicked. There’s nothing wrong in trying to protect yourself and your family from being taken advantage of. But we should remember where we are coming from. Our sins have been forgiven. We should always keep that in mind. If…
Matthew 18:1-4 We cannot be successful with God without humility. 1. Dependence on God When Jesus talks about being like children he wants us to be dependent on God like children depend on their parents. John 5:30 Jesus was totally dependent on his father. 2. We need to have a teachable heart Matthew 11:28 We…
Throughout history people would depicted Jesus differently. Even today people have different ideas of who Jesus really is. Matthew 13:54-58 For some people Jesus is like a appendix. If it doesn’t bother them, they would like him to be around. However, once it starts causing problems, they would like it to be removed. Matthew 16:13-14…
We live in the world where we always keep looking because we’re not satisfied with what we have Give thanks in all situations 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Thessalonians faced fierce persecutions and Paul was concerned about their ability to remain faithful. We are looking for a reason to be grateful. But reasons are plentiful and they…